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From BEPZ to FAB: The story of Mariveles, Bataan

A World War gave this province its place in humanity’s darkest history and made this war-torn fishing village one of two starting points to...

Mayor Ace Jello Concepcion: Young blood comes to Mariveles, Bataan

As a young boy, he avidly waited for December, when the trade fair in their seaside town commenced. In the late 80s, Mariveles in...

Build, build, build

“In order to achieve accomplishments, one must first accomplish determination.”—Mariveles Mayor Ace Jello Concepcion It is a statistic hummed by government officials in this town—every...

Federalism 101 Series: Focus on Mariveles, Bataan

It has been reported that there is growing support for federalism among various local government units (LGUs) all over the country. Is this also...

Of Patsies, Pushovers, and Puppets

July 2018, Helsinki. U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin in what is deemed by former Central Intelligence Chief John...

By farce of arms

Many mythologies tell stories of men, some heroic, others not, whose might and power gave them an aura of invincibility stronger than any armor....

Lumad Displacement: a continuing social crisis

With little more than skin and bones to call their own, some makeshift schools for their children, and a patch of forest as source...

Spirit of the Dead

  It always starts with a spell of fainting, followed, though not always, by a mini-seizure. Not a grand epileptic one—just enough to induce panic...

Sometimes, I am the leaves

­ Aimless and astray – “I won’t go far” But most times, lost in the intricate streets and manmade blocks Not knowing the way back to your...

Why Filipinos are the best remote workers

The Philippines has grown into one of the largest and most popular outsourcing destinations in the world since the industry exploded a few years...